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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Singer Olivia Newton-John, who gained worldwide fame as high school sweetheart Sandy in the hit musical movie “Grease,” died on Monday after a 30-year battle with cancer. She was 73. Newton-John “passed away peacefully at her ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends,” said a statement from her husband John Easterling posted on her official social media accounts. The multiple Grammy-winning entertainer, whose career […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Nuclear weapons present a “tangible and present crisis” after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the mayor of Nagasaki said Tuesday, the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing that destroyed the Japanese city. On August 9, 1945, Nagasaki was flattened in an inferno that killed 74,000 people, three days after the world’s first nuclear bomb attack in Hiroshima. The twin strikes by the United States led to the end of World War II, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Eating fruits and vegetables is better for the planet than eating meat and cheese, but a new study by scientists released Monday showed chips and sugary drinks also have a very low environmental impact. Scientists analyzed some 57,000 products sold in supermarkets in Britain and Ireland, in a large study published by the scientific journal PNAS. The researchers, who hope that their study may allow consumers to shop more sustainably […]
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Serena Williams stepped onto a hardcourt for the first time in a year and a half on Monday and fought through for a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Spain’s Nuria Parrizas Diaz. The 40-year-old American was competing in only her second match this season in defeating the 57th-ranked lucky loser to reach the second round. Williams earned her first victory since last season at Roland Garros, some 14 months ago. The relieved […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said Tuesday. Dramatic images shared on social media late Monday showed people wading through waist-deep water, metro stations overflowing, and cars half-submerged in Seoul’s posh Gangnam district after torrential rain battered the city. The downpour that began Monday is the […]
by Amber Wang Agence France-Presse FENGGANG TOWNSHIP, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan’s military held a live-fire artillery drill Tuesday simulating a defense of the island against an attack after days of massive Chinese war games. China launched its largest-ever air and sea exercises around Taiwan last week in a furious response to a visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking US official to visit the self-ruled island in decades. Taiwan lives under the constant […]
Southwest monsoon affecting western section of Luzon (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a tropical depression off Kalayaan Island in Palawan, outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said it was also monitoring a low pressure area off Surigao del Sur, 255 kilometers southeast of Hinatuan. The southwest monsoon, meanwhile, is affecting the western section of Luzon. PAGASA said Ilocos Region, Abra, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, and […]
by Yassine KHIRI Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) — In the bowels of an imposing modernist tower in Paris, Laurent Duplouy carefully handles a pristine copy of “Tomb Raider” before slotting it back on the shelf alongside thousands of other classic video games. Duplouy oversees a huge archive of games at France’s National Library (BNF), one of the longest-running efforts to preserve a part of global heritage that is often overlooked by cultural institutions. […]
(Eagle News) — A heavy rainfall warning has been raised over parts of Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, a yellow rainfall warning has been raised over Zamboanga City and Zamboanga Sibugay (Mabuhay, Olutanga, Talusan, Alicia, Siay, Buug). PAGASA said flooding is possible in low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous areas. Meanwhile, light to moderate with at times heavy rains are being experienced over portions of North Cotabato (Alamada, Banisilan, […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) –Russia on Friday accused Kyiv’s forces of striking Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, and charged that the government of Volodymyr Zelensky was committing acts of “nuclear terrorism.” Earlier Friday authorities in Kyiv accused the Russian army of striking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which is located in southeastern Ukraine. “Ukrainian armed units carried out three artillery strikes on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and the city of […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Stock markets largely rose and oil prices retreated Monday as investors mulled the prospect of recession in the United States and elsewhere and central banks seek to tame soaring inflation with aggressive interest rate hikes. The dollar, which had surged on Friday on the prospect of further large increases in US borrowing costs, fell back on profit-taking at the start of the new week. Speculation is growing that the […]
(Eagle News) – Oil firms are set to implement another big price rollback for oil products, around P2 per liter, on Tuesday, August 9, as world crude prices continued to drop last week. Gasoline prices will be slashed by P2.10 per liter, diesel by P2.20 per liter, and kerosene by P2.55 per liter. Prices of petroleum products have been mostly decreasing since July. The price rollback will take effect either at 12 midnight Tuesday, or […]
